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Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on October 2, 2017 an op-ed in the "New York Times":
Says the Dickey Amendment "prevents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even researching the relationship between gun violence and public health. ... The government can’t study gun violence but is spending $400,000 analyzing the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2017
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
HoustonChronicle-tv.com
HoustonChronicle-tv.com
stated on October 4, 2017 a web post:
"Celine Dion’s 16-year-old Rene-Charles Angelil’s was among the 58 victims who were killed" in Las Vegas.
Pants on Fire!
By Sophie Kaplan • October 4, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2017
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on September 22, 2017 a letter to a constituent:
Says that under the Obamacare law, health insurance "premiums have increased by more than 105 percent since" 2013.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 3, 2017 a news release:
The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 4, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 2, 2017 a tweet:
"The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."
False
By Manuela Tobias • October 4, 2017
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
stated on September 25, 2017 a press release:
Bryan County, Ga., has "corrupted voter rolls."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2017
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on August 27, 2017 an email:
"Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2017
HoustonChronicle-tv.com
HoustonChronicle-tv.com
stated on October 3, 2017 a blog post:
Says "the Kardashians donate whopping sum to Las Vegas mass shooting victims"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • October 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 2, 2017 a fake news post:
A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • October 3, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on October 2, 2017 a press conference:
"I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there."
Pants on Fire!
By Matt Dietrich • October 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 30, 2017 blog posts:
"San Juan Teamsters didn't show up for work to distribute relief supplies" because they went on strike.
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • October 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 3, 2017 a blog post:
"Las Vegas shooting witnesses report multiple gunmen dressed as security guards."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • October 3, 2017
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 2, 2017 a tweet:
90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases.  
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2017 a tweet:
In the Alabama Senate runoff, "the candidate I endorsed (Luther Strange) went up MANY points after endorsement!"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2017
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on September 30, 2017 a tweet:
Said there is cholera in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on September 25, 2017 a press conference:
"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 2, 2017
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 18, 2017 a website:
"The soda tax can make a difference by reducing consumption of unhealthy soda pop and sugary beverages."
Mostly True
By Matt Dietrich • October 2, 2017
Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
stated on September 19, 2017 an announcement:
Some states hit hardest by opioid deaths "have more opioid prescriptions than residents."
True
By Dan Clark • October 2, 2017
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